Stock car races in the NASCAR Cup Series are held at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois, currently known as the eero 400 for sponsorship reasons. Previously, the race was held in July from 2001 through 2010, with night races held from 2008 to 2010. From 2011 to 2017, the races were held as the first race of the Cup Series playoffs in the round of 16. In 2018, as part of the schedule realignment, the race was held on the last weekend of June. The race was placed on hiatus from 2020 to 2025 and returned in 2026.
Chase Briscoe is the defending winner of the race.
Race history
In May 2000, as Chicagoland Speedway was under construction, it was announced that the track would hold a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race beginning in the 2001 season. Tropicana served as the race's sponsor from 2001 to 2004, followed by USG Corporation from 2005 to 2007, LifeLock from 2008 to 2010, GEICO from 2011 to 2013, Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Pharmaceuticals from 2014 to 2015, and Nickelodeon has sponsored the race through the network's SpongeBob SquarePants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series since 2016. Kevin Harvick won the first two runnings of the race in 2001 and 2002, while Tony Stewart has the most wins in the race's history, having won it three times, in 2004, 2007, and 2011. Traditionally run in early to mid-July, the race became the opening race of the NASCAR playoffs in 2011, moving the race to mid-September in the process. Since a schedule realignment in 2018, the race returned to a July race weekend with Overton being the sponsor. In 2019, the race was sponsored by Camping World.
The race was scheduled to be held in 2020, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the race was canceled. The race was dropped from the 2021 schedule. However, there have been rumors that Chicagoland may make a return in 2026, with NASCAR itself making plans to return as well. On July 30, 2025, an article was published by The Athletic in which they announced that Chicago Street Race will not be returning in 2026, with Chicagoland expected to take its place. On August 20, 2025, it was officially announced that Chicagoland would return.
On May 21, 2026, eero, who sponsored the Truck Series race at Richmond in 2025, was announced as the title sponsor. In a successful first event back, Chase Briscoe won the race. On August 18, 2026, it was announced that Chicagoland will return in 2027.
Past winners YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace distanceRace timeAverage speed(mph)ReportRef Laps Miles (km) 2001 July 1529 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet267400.5 (644.542)3:18:16121.2 Report 2002 July 1429 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet267400.5 (644.542)2:55:37136.832 Report 2003 July 1312 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge267400.5 (644.542)2:59:15134.59 Report 2004 July 1120 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet267400.5 (644.542)3:05:33129.507 Report 2005 July 108 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet267400.5 (644.542)3:08:16127.638 Report 2006 July 924 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet270*405 (651.784)3:03:59132.077 Report 2007 July 1520 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet267400.5 (644.542)2:58:59134.258 Report 2008 July 1218 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota267400.5 (644.542)2:59:20133.936 Report 2009 July 115 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet267400.5 (644.542)2:59:39133.804 Report 2010 July 1000 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota267400.5 (644.542)2:45:34145.138 Report 2011 September 19*14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet267400.5 (644.542)2:47:41143.306 Report 2012 September 162 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge267400.5 (644.542)2:47:37143.363 Report 2013* September 1520 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota267400.5 (644.542)3:10:56125.855 Report 2014 September 142 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford267400.5 (644.542)2:48:50142.33 Report 2015 September 2011 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota267400.5 (644.542)2:51:30140.117 Report 2016 September 18 78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota270*405 (651.784)2:47:24145.161 Report 2017 September 17 78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota267400.5 (644.542)2:45:16145.401 Report 2018 July 118 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota267400.5 (644.542)2:50:52140.636 Report 2019 June 3088 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet267400.5 (644.542)2:50:49140.677 Report 2020 June 21 Race canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.2021–2025 Not held 2026 July 519 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota267400.5 (644.542)3:09:18126.941 Report
2006 and 2016: Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish. 2011: Race postponed from Sunday to Monday due to rain. 2020: Race canceled and moved to Darlington due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Multiple winners (drivers) # Wins Driver Years won 3 Tony Stewart 2004, 2007, 2011 2 Kevin Harvick 2001, 2002 Brad Keselowski 2012, 2014 Martin Truex Jr. 2016, 2017 Kyle Busch 2008, 2018
Multiple winners (teams) # Wins Team Years won 7 Joe Gibbs Racing 2004, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2026 3 Team Penske 2003, 2012, 2014 Hendrick Motorsports 2006, 2009, 2019 2 Richard Childress Racing 2001, 2002 Furniture Row Racing 2016, 2017
Manufacturer wins # Wins Manufacturer Years won 9 Chevrolet 2001, 2002, 2004–2007, 2009, 2011, 2019 8 Toyota 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015-2018, 2026 2 Dodge 2003, 2012 1 Ford 2014
Race reports 2001: The race was the inaugural race hosted in Chicago. The dominant car was rookie Kevin Harvick who led 113 of 267 laps. The pole-sitter was Todd Bodine and teammate Jimmy Spencer rounded out the front row for Travis Carter Enterprises. Harvick went on to win the race, his second Cup victory, narrowly beating Robert Pressley. 2002: Ryan Newman won the pole but Kevin Harvick won his second race at Chicagoland in a row after starting from 32nd. 2003: Tony Stewart won the pole for the race. The race was notable for what happened on lap 214 when Johnny Benson crashed starting a chain reaction crash collecting 6 other cars. In the crash, Bobby Labonte's car hit the wall in turn 3 and the rear of his car caught on fire. Labonte was able to crawl out of his car which he fell to the ground shaken but ok. His crew had recently fully fueled the car during the last caution which made it difficult for the fire crews to put out the fire on Labonte's car. Ryan Newman ended up winning the race. 2004: Jeff Gordon won the pole for the race. The race was notable for what happened on lap 127. Rookie Kasey Kahne was the leader on the restart when Tony Stewart jumped to the outside of Sterling Marlin, who was behind Kahne, and got into the back of Kasey Kahne turning him into the wall ruining his chances to win the race. Frustrated, Kahne's crew chief Tommy Baldwin Jr. and his crew went over to talk to Stewart's crew chief Greg Zipidelli when a fight broke out between the two crews in Stewart's pit box. To make matters even worse for Kahne and his crew, Stewart would go on to win the race picking up his first win of 2004. 2005: Jimmie Johnson won the pole for the event. Dale Earnhardt Jr. gambled on a two-tire stop and beat Matt Kenseth to pick up his first win of 2005. 2006: Jeff Burton won the pole for the race. In the closing laps of the race, it was a battle for the lead between Matt Kenseth and Jeff Gordon, who both have a history dating back to that year's Food City 500 at Bristol. With 4 to go, Gordon got to Kenseth's rear bumper in turn 1. In turn 2, Gordon got into Kenseth and spun Kenseth around bringing out a caution and setting up a green-white-checker finish. Gordon would go on to the race. 2007: Casey Mears won the pole for the race but Tony Stewart had the most dominating car of the race and won the race. 2008: Kyle Busch won the pole and won the race. Before the race began, it had rained. Busch began to celebrate and went to the grass but Busch ended up getting stuck in the grass. 2009: Brian Vickers won the pole for the race but Mark Martin won the race picking up his 4th win of 2009. 2010: The race began the pre-race ceremonies by giving the invocation. Afterward, Jim Cornelison, the Chicago Blackhawks national anthem singer, performed the United States National Anthem while Duncan Keith gave the command to start engines. Kevin Harvick drove his race car to the garage area. On lap 197, it was said that Harvick's crew members were changing a fuel pump. On lap 212, Edwards passed McMurray for the fourth position. One lap later, Reutimann passed Jeff Gordon for the first position. Fifteen laps later, Biffle's engine failed. One lap later, Johnson made a scheduled green-flag pit stop. On lap 233 Bowyer claimed the lead as Reutimann came to pit lane for a pit stop. Afterward, Edwards and Montoya led as green flag pit stops continued. Green flag pit stops finished on lap 236 after Reutimann reclaimed the lead. On lap 242 Edwards claimed the second position from Jeff Gordon. Reutimann remained the leader and crossed the finish line first to clinch his second career victory in the Sprint Cup Series. Edwards finished second ahead of Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer, and Jamie McMurray. 2011: This was Chicagoland's first race to be the hosting site for the first race of NASCAR's Chase for the Cup. The race was delayed to Monday due to rain with Matt Kenseth winning the pole. Tony Stewart won the race on fuel mileage to pick up his first of 5 wins in that season's chase that resulted in his third Cup Championship. 2012: Jimmie Johnson won the pole for the race and led the most laps of the race but Brad Keselowski won the race to pick up his 4th win of 2012. 2013: Joey Logano won the pole for the race. The race started an hour late due to rain. On lap 109, the race was halted again due to rain. The race ended at nightfall and Matt Kenseth won the race to pick up his 6th win of 2013. 2014: Almirola made his final stop as the caution came out with 36 laps to go after Carl Edwards' car cut down a left-rear tire, and Larson cycled back to the lead in the process. While pitting, Almirola blew his car's engine, and he retired from the race. Almirola later described himself as "heartbroken" with the result. The race restarted with 30 laps to go but only ran for a handful of laps before Clint Bowyer brought out the fifth caution of the race, with 23 laps to go, after he hit the wall in turn 1. The race restarted with 18 laps to go, Harvick and Larson raced hard with each other for the lead but Brad Keselowski shot through in between them to take the lead with 16 to go. The caution flags flew for the sixth time with ten laps to go after Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Danica Patrick made contact on the front stretch. Upon exiting her car, Patrick stated that she "talked with Ricky afterward and we're fine". The race restarted with six laps to go and Brad Keselowski coasted on to victory lane, for his second successive win. Keselowski expressed his delight at the result, stating that he "was waiting for an opportunity to strike and it came. The car stuck and everything came together".